Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South America
South America: Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area in South America stood at 0.02 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area in South America peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 5th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South America, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Cabo Verde 0.08 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Haiti 0.27 LSU/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.25 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 0.07 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Tonga 0.22 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 0.17 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Egypt 0.13 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -23.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 60,764 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area in South America?
- Equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area in South America was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- South America ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.